The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

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6 THE EXHIBITOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT: TWO WARNER PICTURES AND COLUMBIA’S CONTEST WINNERS “THE FIGHTING 69TH ” Flanked by Colonel John J. Mangan (left) and Brigadier-General (right), officers in the 69th Regiment, Warner stars Pat O’Brien and James Cagney arrive in New York to face the mob (see bottom of page) . “VIRGINIA CITY.” Errol Flynn, flanked by Mitchell Rawson, Warner publicist: Rhoda Mentlik, and The Exhibitor’s Lewis S. Mentlik, attends a cocktail party at the Waldorf-Astoria as a prelude to advance campaign on Warners’ “Virginia City” WINNER. Richard D. Walsh, Lafayette, Buffalo, shares in $300 in Columbia’s “Only Angels Have Wings” contest. ANOTHER WINNER. George McKenna, Lafayette, Buffalo, shares in $300 in Columbia’s “Only Angels Have Wings” contest. STILL ANOTHER. Sid Holland, Schine’s Mohawk Valley District, won $1,000 in Columbia’s “Only Angels Have Wings” contest. MORE “THE FIGHTING 69TH.” Anticipating the arrival of ticipate in the premiere festivities for Warners’ “The Fighting James Cagney, Pat O’Brien at New York’s Grand Central Ter 69th.” The right picture shows the band lined up, ready to minal is this mob of eager film fans. The stars arrived to par lead the parade. The company says 10,000 saw the stars arrive. January 31, 1940